cobalamin /co·bal·a·min/ (ko-bal´ah-min) a compound comprising the substituted ring and nucleotide structure characteristic of vitamin B12, either one lacking a ligand at the 6 position of cobalt or any substituted derivative, including cyanocobalamin, particularly one with vitamin B12 activity.
cobalamin
cobalamin,
cobalamin,
co·bal·a·min (k -b l  -m n) or co·bal·a·mine (-m n )n. See vitamin B12. |
cobalamin
[kōbôl′əmin]
Etymology: Ger, kobold, mine goblin
a generic term for a chemical portion of the vitamin B12 molecule. See also cyanocobalamin.
cobalamin,
n See vitamin B12.
cobalamin,
n See vitamin, cobalamin.
cobalamin, cobalamine
a cobalt-containing complex common to all members of the vitamin B12 group.
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